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The National Assembly has been summoned to meet on Monday, the 1st April, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in the Parliament House, Islamabad
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NA Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination meets

Thursday, 27th April, 2017

A meeting of the Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination was held today in the Committee Room of M/o National Institute of Health, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Khalid Hussain Magsi, MNA, to consider the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Bill, 2017. (moved by Mr. Babar Nawaz Khan,  MNA), The Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smoking Health (Amendment) Bill, 2017, (moved by Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan, MNA), briefing by the Representative of Tobacco Industry on amendments proposed in “The Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers Health (Amendment) Bill, 2017” (moved by Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan, MNA), briefing on the performance of NIH, Islamabad, briefing on the performance of Central Health Establishment, Islamabad and briefing on measures taken by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination to control Pollen Allergy in Islamabad.  

2. The Committee considered the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Bill, 2017, moved by Mr. Babar Nawaz Khan, MNA in detail. The mover willfully withdrawn from his Bill on the request of Hon. Minister for NHSR&C. As the Ministry has consolidated five different HOTA Act amendment Bills to make them one Bill and to be presented in the National Assembly of Pakistan as a Government Bill, moved by Hon. Members are as under:-

i)    Ms. Kishwar Zehra, MNA (Amendment 2014)
ii)   Ministry of Human Rights (Amendment 2016)
iii)  Mr. Azam Khan Swati, Senator (Amendment 2016)
iv)   Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti, MNA (Amendment 2016)
v)    Mr. Babar Nawaz Khan, MNA (Amendment 2017)

3. The Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smoking Health (Amendment) Bill, 2017, (moved by Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan, MNA) and briefing by the Representative of Tobacco Industry on amendments proposed in “The Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers Health (Amendment) Bill, 2017” (moved by Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan, MNA) has been differed by the Committee due to non presence of Hon. Mover of the said Bill in the Committee meeting.

4. Briefing on the performance of NIH and Central Health Establishment, Islamabad has been given by the heads of the both institutes to the Committee. The Committee does not showed satisfaction over the performance of NIH and Central Health Establishment, Islamabad. The Committee recommended that strong measures should be taken to enhance the performance of the NIH and Central Health Establishment, Islamabad. 

5. The Committee showed satisfaction on measures taken by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination to control Pollen Allergy in Islamabad.  

6. MNAs, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti, Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Ms. Zahra Wadood Fatemi, Col. (Retd.) Dr. Amirullah Marwat, Ms. Rida Khan and Mr. Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan attended the meeting. Mr. Babar Nawaz Khan, MNA/Mover of the Bill also attended the meeting.